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PATENTED OCT 3, 1905.

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APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 10, 1896.

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' zpwgm t UNITED STATES MARK ANTHONY, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, OF ILLINOIS.

TO DIAMOND MATCH COMPANY, A CORPORATION PRINTING-PRESS- Specification of Letters Patent.-

- Patented. Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed September 10, 1896. Serial No. 605 ,347-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MARK ANTHONY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of a press for printing upon match-splints embodying my invention; Fig. 2., a side elevation thereof; Fig. 3, an end elevation of the splint-feeding mechanism; Fig. 4:, an axial section through one of the inking-rolls, and Fig. 5 a cross-section through the same.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

The object of my invention is to provide mechanism adapted more especially for printing upon the sides of match-splints and other strip-form articles; and to this end said invention consists in the mechanism and in the parts thereof, constructed substantially as hereinafter specified.

In the adaptation of my invention to a press for printing upon the sides of match-splints there is employed a feeding mechanism by which splints from a source of supply are delivered endwise to a set of printing-wheels, between which the splints pass endwise and by which the desired imprint is made upon their respective sides.

The source of supply is a suitable hopper, (not shown,) from which the splints are taken by a band or apron A, having parallel horizontal slats or ribs a and a, which receive and support the splints and carry them up to and over a pulley B, journaled in bearings on a standard O, rising from a table D. On passing over the pulley with the apron the splints fall by gravity from the slats and drop into a hopper-form guide E, whose lower small end is of a size to permit the passage out of the guide of but a single splint at a time. Beneath and close to the hopper E is a second belt-or apron F, that passes around two pul leys G and G, situated so that the upper part of the apron, upon which the splints from the guide fall, travels horizontally in a direction parallel with the length of the guide. Splints thus lie upon the apron F lengthwise, so that they travel endwise along therewith. The apron F has transverse ribs or projections f and f, that are spaced at intervals apart slightly greater than the length of a splint, so that each may engage the rear end of a splint and insure its movement onward with the apron. The latter near one edge is provided with holes that engage teeth on the pulleys G and G to obviate any slipping of the apron and keep it moving in proper time. Power for driving the apron A is transmitted through the apron F, the pulley Gr, over which the latter passes nearest the apron A, being on the same shaft with a worm-wheel I upon the shaft carrying the pulley B. The means for driving the apron F are described hereinafter.

From apron F the splints drop endwise into a vertical funnel-form guide K, by which they are delivered one at a time to the printing mechanism. In the machine illustrated provision is made for printing upon each of the four sides of a splint; but it is to be understood that, if preferred, provision need be made for printing on less than the whole number of sides of a splint, and in facton but one side. Each of the printing mechanisms comprises a type-wheel L,mounted on a horizontal shaft M, journaled in hearings in a standard N, that is supported on the table D. Said wheels are grouped around the delivery end of the guide K, so that as a splint passes therefrom it will be simultaneously engaged by all four wheels, and the standards N and N of at least two of said wheels are pivoted and pressed by springs, so as to enable the space between the peripheries of the type-wheels to be made slightly less than the size of the splint in crosssection to insure that the splint will be engaged and printed upon by the typewheels, the springs permitting the wheels to yield and enlarge such space to permit the splint to pass between them without being crushed. The standards that are pivoted are those of the two wheels that are respectively diametrically opposite the other two Wheels. Each of said pivoted standards has an arm n, that is perforated vertically for the passage of a fixed rod or post O, around which beneath and pressing upward against said arm is a coiled spring P, while on the opposite or upper side of the arm is a nutR, that is screwed upon the upper end of the rod. By means of the screw the minimum space between opposite type-wheels on fixed and movable standards can be regulated. The four type-wheels are geared together by bevel-gears, the shaft of each wheel having a bevelgear S, that meshes with a like gear S on an adjacent wheel-shaft, so that from power applied to one shaft all of the type-wheels may be revolved in unison. For adjusting each type-wheel axially at each end of its shaft is a thumbscrew T. By moving one screw out and the other in the shaft and its wheel may be shifted in an axial direction.

On one of the type-wheel shafts is a spur gear-wheel U, that meshes with a like wheel V, which in turn meshes with a gear-wheel o upon the shaft of one of the apron-pulleys Gr and G, power to drive the apron being thus taken from one of the type-wheel shafts, and preferably the one which is the drive-shaft.

J ournaled between two arms or extensions of each standard Nisan inking-roller, which, as shown,comprises a hollow cylinder or drum X, having at each end a gudgeon-az, by which it is rotatably supported, and an exterior coveringw', of fibrous or other material having capillary interstices-such, for example, as felt. Piercing the wall of the drum at several points, so as to place the chamber therein in communication with the fibrous covering, are openings and 11 which are inclined from radial lines,so as to facilitate the passage therethrough of the fluid ink contained in the cham her. The inclination of the perforations as shown in Fig. 5 is outward and rearward with reference to the direction of rotation of the roller, and this arrangement is relied upon to facilitate the passage of the ink from the interior of the reservoir to the absorbing exterior material. It will readily be understood that if these openings were arranged radially the only force present tending to cause the ink to flow through them would be centrifugal force, and this is due to the consistency of the ink and the wantof suflicient capillary attraction of the openings. WVhen the openings are arranged as described, inertia acts,in conjunction with centrifugal force, to cause the desired flow of ink, because as the roller moves more rapidly than the ink within it the openings take up theink by ascooping action and facilitate its movement outward. Four openings are shown; but this number may be increased or diminished, and, if desired, the cylinder or drum can be omitted if absorbent material be used of suflicient stiffness to require no internal support.

One end of the roller is in the form of a removable head secured in place by pivoted latches m and Besides their rotary motion the ink-rollers have an endwise movement, which is produced by means of a spring Y, interposed between one end of each roller and the adjacent hearing, and a lever Z, that engages the end of the gudgeon at the opposite end of the roller, said lever being moved in opposition to the pressure of the spring by a cam Z on the side of the type-wheel.

It is to be understood that though the details of construction herein shown and described are preferred, yet they are not essential to every embodiment of the invention, and it is to be understood that those parts of the complete machine herein disclosed which are capable of use in other relations are considered when so used to be within the scope of my patent.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. Thecombination ofsplint-printingmechanism arranged to print on the sides of splints, a guide located adjacent said mechanism to receive and guide the splints endwise thereto, a carrier on which the splints lie with their lengths in the direction of travel of the carrier and by which the splints are delivered to the guide, a second carriermovingin a direction that intersects the line of travel of the other, on which the splints lie with their lengths crosswise thereof, and a guide arranged between the two carriers, to receive splints from one and direct them in proper position to the other, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of splint-printing mechanism arranged to print on the sides of splints, a guide located adjacent said mechanism to receive and guide the splints endwise thereto, a carrier, on which the splints lie with their lengths in the direction of travel of the carrier and by which the splints are delivered to the guide, a second carrier moving in a direction that intersects the line of travel of the other, on which the splints lie with their lengths crosswise thereof,a hopper-form guide arranged between the two carriers into which splints are delivered from one carrier and by which they are directed to the other, the discharge-opening of the guide having such form and position as to deliver splints so that lengthwise they will extend in the direction of travel of the carrier to which they are delivered, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination of printing mechanism, a splint-guide placed over said mechanism, through which the splint passes endwise, and a horizontally-moving carrier on which the splints lie horizontally, that delivers splints endwise to said guide, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4. The combination of a plurality of rotary printing devices, grouped together to print traveling in adirection crosswise thereof, subon the several sides of a splint, or analogous stantially as and for the purpose described. IO

article. asplint-guide placed over the printing- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set points of said devices, whereby a splint is my hand this 8th day of September, 1896. caused to move to and pass between such de- MARK ANTHONY. vices, in a vertical position, a carrier moving Witnesses:

splints endwise to said guide, and a second C. H. WALKER,

carrier to deliver splints to the other one, I J. EDGAR BULL. 

